Mid-Century Modern Tableware
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Carl Auböck Neptune Fish Bottle Opener, Leather & Steel by Amboss Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful fish-shaped mid-century bottle opener, made of stainless steel, covered with dark-brown tan leather. Model #4687, designed in 1995 by Carl Auböck, Vienna. Executed by Amb...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Napkin Holder, Vienna, 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Napkin Holder, Vienna, 1960s
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Midcentury Glass Pitcher Jug by Ostovics Culinar, Austria, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful pitcher or jug for water, soft drinks or juice, designed by Carl Auböck, executed by Ostovics Culinar in Austria in the 1970s. A beautiful, unus...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Glass
Carl Aubock Big Brass Key Cork Screw, Bottle Opener Paperweight, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful cork screw bottle opener & paperweight in the shape of a large golden key, designed and executed by Carl Aubock Vienna, Austria, 1950s. The big model. A Carl Aubock clas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Carl Aubock Wooden Modernist Fruit Bowl Wood Plate , Austria, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful wooden bowl or plate, designed by Carl Aubock in the 1970s. Marked, in excellent condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Wood
Signed Carl Auböck Brass Nutcracker with Leather Handles
Located in Vienna, AT
This nutcracker is an original piece of Mid-Century craftsmanship. The design and execution by the Wiener Werkstatte Carl Aubock. Fully signed Aubock and Made in Austria. It is made ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian Modern Stainless Steel Salt and Pepper Shaker Set, circa 1970's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Danish pair of salt and pepper shakers by Jens Harald Quistgaard for Dansk, circa 1970's. The Minimalist shakers feature a tapered cylindrical form in brushed stai...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
$124 Sale Price / set
44% Off
Coin Tray by Carl Auböck
Located in Wien, AT
Coin tray by Carl Auböck
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Silver Rhythm by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 56 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
"Silver Rhythm" by International Sterling Silver Flatware set - 56 pieces. This pattern was launched in the year 1953 and features an unadorned asymmetri...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Carl Aubock Mid-Century Brass and Leather Nutcracker, Vienna, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful Modernist brass nutcracker designed and executed by Werkstätte Carl Aubock in the 1950s. In good condition with charming patina. Marked.
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Abstract Octagonal Fabric Placemats in Pink, Blue and Cream, 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of four abstract octagonal placemats in pink, blue, and cream. This set features octagonal sides and is decorated in pink and blue brush strokes...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Fabric
$176 Sale Price
20% Off
Modernist metal and Brass bowl element in Mathieu Matégot Style, France 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
bowl element..
In style of Mathieu Matégot.
Origin: France,
1970s.
This original vintage bowl element was produced in the 1950s in France. It was made of metal and brass in hole ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Thomas Weir Howard Loughton Studio Pottery Mug, 1958
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Studio Pottery mug made at Loughton Pottery by Thomas Weir Howard. The shaped stoneware mug has a loop handle with thumb rest and is decorated wi...
Category
1950s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Pottery
1950s African Figurine Mid-Century Brass Salt Shaker by Richard Rohac, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
A unusual Viennese modernist salt shaker, designed and executed in the 1950s by Richard Rohac, who worked also for WHW Hagenauer Vienna. Made of black-finished brass and red bakelite...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
French Oak, Aluminum, and Brass Ice Bucket from Geraud Lafitte Ouvrier, 1950s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Oak and brass ice bucket with internal aluminum tray by Geraud Lafitte Ouvrier, 1950s.
Good condition. No breakages or visible damages.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Boxed Mid Century Carving Set 5009, Knife and Fork by Amboss Austria, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and unusual Austrian "max - design" carving knife and fork set, executed in the 1960s, model# 5009 by Amboss Austria. Stainless stee...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Impressive Pair of Antonio Pineda Silver Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Pair of modernist design candlesticks by master silversmith Antonio Pineda. One candlestick is marked". 999 silver not solid Pineda Taxco S.A. de C.V." The metal is silver over a bas...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver
Fruit Bowl Execution in Brass and Wood by WMF, Germany, around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Fruit bowl execution in brass and wood by WMF, Germany, around 1950s
Brass polished and stove enamelled.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Fruit Knives with Bakelite Stand by Otto Hammesfahr
Located in Wien, AT
Fruit knives with stand by Otto Hammesfahr.
Original condition.
Six pieces of knives
one stand.
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Northern Lights by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 84 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous NORTHERN LIGHTS BY INTERNATIONAL sterling silver Flatware set - 84 Pieces. This set includes:
12 KNIVES, 8 7/8"
12 FORKS, 7 1/8"
12 SALAD FORKS, 6 1/4"
12 TEASPOONS, 6"
12 ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Roger Capron 1 of 2 Place Sets, France, 1950s
By Roger Capron
Located in Berlin, DE
Roger Capron 1 of 2 Place Sets, France - 1950s.
Roger Capron (1922-2006) was a French ceramic artist and designer who was known for his innovative use o...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Brass bowl "HOLE Pattern" in Style of Mathieu Matégot, France 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
bowl element..
In style of Mathieu Matégot.
Origin: France,
1970s.
This original vintage bowl element was produced in the 1950s in France. It was made of brass in hole pattern op...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Hertha Baller Pipe Holder, Vienna, circa 1950s 'Marked'
Located in Wien, AT
Hertha Baller pipe holder, Vienna, circa 1950s (Marked)
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Contrast by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Mid Century Modern 50 pcs
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern CONTRAST BY LUNT sterling silver with nylon handle Flatware set, designed by Nord Bowlen of Greenfeld, MA in 1956 - 50 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 9 3/...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 10, Imperial Stone Faux Malachite Placemats, Acrylic, Signed
By Imperial Stone
Located in New York, NY
Set of ten, Imperial Stone faux malachite placemats, acrylic, signed. Glam octagonal acrylic placemats with white felt backs. Signed with the manuf...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Resin
$3,900 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Rosenthal Bjorn Wiinblad 14 Bouillon Cups
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rosenthal Bjorn Wiinblad 14 bouillon cups.
In good condition.
Measures: 17 cm. in diameter and 7 cm. high.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
$336 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid Century Modern Vintage Solid Brass Nutcracker Austria 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage nut cracker from solid brass designed and executed Austria 1950s.
Amazing simple design in great execution highlights t...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Bamboo Napkin Holder, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Bamboo napkin holder, circa 1950s
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Bamboo
Italian Handcrafted Chalice in Blown Murano Glass Clear Color and Gold, 1990s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Italian handcrafted chalice in blown Murano glass clear color and gold, 1980s
This elegant chalice is rich in lovely details that add harmoniously to its grace. The stem is richly adorned with different Morise decorations, among which two pink flowers...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Gold
Set of 3 Enameled on Copper Purple Midcentury California Design Low Bowls
By Ellamarie & Jackson Woolley
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice set of 3 enameled on copper in purple circa 1960s, California design. Egg shape very cool atomic design.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Copper, Enamel
$180 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Gerald Benney Stainless Cutlery by Viners of Sheffield, British, 1970s
Located in Melbourne, AU
Superb set of 'Fisheaters', i.e. Six knives and six forks designed by Gerald Benney, in original box. The influence of Danish design is very clear, yet these are quintessentially midcentury British in their trim, measured and practical style.
'Gerald Benney CBE (21 April 1930 – 26 June 2008) was a British silver and goldsmith who along with David Mellor...
Category
1970s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Esprit by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 32 Pieces Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
Esprit by Gorham sterling silver flatware set of 32 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 9"
8 forks, 7 3/8"
8 salad forks, 6 5/8"
8 teaspoons, 6".
Includes bonus brand new storage ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Marble Vintage Bowl, Italy 1950
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Vintage Marble Vintage Bowl, Italy 1950
A 1950s vintage marble bowl / ashtray. Decorative object, the item has been created by using a single piece of marble. In very good conditions...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Marble
$240 Sale Price
33% Off
Christian Dior Home set of 6 Under Plate and 2 under dish
By Dior Home
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Christian Dior Home set of 6 Under Plate and 2 under dish
Table Art - Decor - Home decor 1970s
Measures : Under plates 35,5x35,5cm - Under dish : 35,5x17,5cm
Material : Lucite - Cane...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Set of 8 MC Square Clear Lucite Napkin Holders and Salt Pepper Shakers
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful 8 piece set of Mid-Century Modern lucite napkin holders. These novelty vintage pieces also perform as individual salt and pepper shakers...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Lucite
$200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Contour by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 64 Pieces, Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
Stunning Contour by Towle sterling silver flatware set of 64 pieces. This set includes:
Eight knives, 8 3/4".
Eight forks, 7 5/8".
Eight sal...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Ceramist, Unique Coffee Service in Glazed Stoneware, Mid-20th C.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
French ceramist. Unique coffee service in glazed stoneware.
Beautiful glaze in light blue shades. Mid-20th century.
Consisting of coffee pot, serving tray, sugar bowl and cream ju...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
$448 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Piero Fornasetti Wicker Cornucopia with Flowers, Roses and Pomegranates Tray
Located in Milan, IT
Piero Fornasetti Cornucopia with Flowers early serving tray.
Original Label.
Featuring a Wicker Cornucopia holding Flowers, Roses, Pomegranates and...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Tjorn by Dansk Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 51 Pieces Mid-Century Mod
By Dansk
Located in Big Bend, WI
The innovative and highly desirable flatware pattern "Tjorn" by Dansk was designed by Danish artist and designer Jens Quistgaard in 1959. It features striking Scandinavian modern des...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Japan Silver Plate Sheep Salt Dish Spice Dish and Stainless-Steel Spoon
Located in Miami, FL
A vintage silver plate salt or spice dish designed as a sheep with a stainless-steel spoon inside.
Label Made in Japan underneath and marked 18-8 at the spo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel, Silver Plate
$262 Sale Price
30% Off
Set of Three Iridescent Glass Bottles, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
A set of three French circa 1940s iridescent glass decanters with stoppers. Sold individually.
Measurements:
Height 17"
Width 6"
Depth 4".
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Blown Glass
Kenji Fujita for Tackett Associates, Five Coffee Cups with Porcelain Saucers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kenji Fujita for Tackett Associates. Five coffee cups with porcelain saucers. Dated 1953-56.
The cup measures: 8 x 4.5 cm.
Saucer...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
$640 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of MCM Mixed Woods Salt and Pepper Shakers
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pair of MCM mixed woods salt and pepper shakers, circa 1970s. The set is constructed of ash, beech, walnut and teak wood to make a ver...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ash, Beech, Teak, Walnut
$200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
unique Hollywood regency brass Metal Tray by Vereinigte Werkstätten München 1950
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Tray element with brass leaf handles
Producer:
Vereinigte Werkstätten München
Origin:
Germany
Material:
metal and brass
Decade:
1950s
Description:
This origi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal, Brass
David Gil for Bennington Potters Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper Shakers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For your consideration is this pair of mid-century figural ceramic Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper shakers by David Gil for Bennington Potters. Cast in white clay with white and black glaze...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Cork
Fitz and Floyd Vintage Mid-Century Napkin Holders 'Made in Japan'
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful mid-century set of 6 napking holders by Fitz & Floyd. These set is both chic and nostalgic. Each napking holder is in great condition and is stylized in its original mid-ce...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Wood
$120 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Tiffany & Co. Gilt Sterling Silver Chocolate Pot
Located in Norwood, NJ
Unusual and fine quality Vermeil Tiffany & Co. sterling silver chocolate pot with turned wood handle and finial set into decorative appliqué. Cut-...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
$2,906 Sale Price
25% Off
1960s Mathieu Matégot Style Metal and Brass Storage Box, France, 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Storage element in style of Mathieu Matégot
Origin:
France
Material:
Metal, brass
Decade:
1960s
This original vintage metal storage...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Midwinter Dinner Service ‘Happy Valley’ By Jessie Tait, 1955
Located in Richmond, Surrey
Midwinter Dinner Service ‘Happy Valley’ designed by Jessie Tait, circa 1950, 6 setting, 28 pieces (6 setting)
Rare and beautiful 28-piece dinner service ...
Category
1950s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Mathieu Matégot Mid-Century Modern Red Enameled Metal Plate, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Enameled metal plate designed by Mathieu Matégot.
Manufactured by Artimeta (Holland), circa 1950.
Lacquered perforated metal, seem to be repainted many years ago.
In good original c...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
$766 Sale Price
25% Off
Amboss Austria Kitchen Utensil Set, Designed by Janos Meglk
Located in Vienna, Austria
A nice set of kitchen utensils designed by Janos Meglk for Amboss Austria. These instruments have been used but are in very good condition.
There are f...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Kenji Fujita for Tackett Associates, Two Porcelain Coffee Cups with Saucers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kenji Fujita for Tackett Associates. Two porcelain coffee cups with saucers. Dated 1953-56.
The cup measures: 9.8 x 7 cm.
Saucer ...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
$256 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Aldo Tura Cruet Set in Red Lacquered Goatskin and Stainless Steel 1970s 'Signed'
By Aldo Tura
Located in New York, NY
Cruet set with base in red lacquered goatskin with inset rosewood coasters and stainless steel containers and hardware by Aldo Tura it comes with Ste...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
Piuma by Enzo Mari for Zani&Zani
Located in Milano, IT
Enzo Mari Piuma Flatware Set, Italy, 1960s
Rare Piuma flatware complet set, composed by six fork, six knives, six spoon, six tea spoon.
Designed by Enzo Mari, one of the most influ...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
French Ceramic Bottle Coasters and Serving Platter, Set of 3 Sarreguemines
Located in Miami, FL
A good quality set of French ceramics by Digoin Sarreguemines, France, circa 1950s.
The set consists of a large platter or bowl and two generously sized wine bottle coasters to p...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Plastic Vintage Serving Trays Vienna, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
This set of two fiberglass vintage serving trays shows multicolored various motifs.
The plastic trays were designed and made in the 1960s in Vie...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Fiberglass
Vintage Boho “Radiant Geometric” Tumblers - Set of 6
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your glassware collection with this striking set of six vintage Boho tumblers featuring a radiant geometric design. Crafted with frosted glass and etched with layered, rhythm...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Glass
$200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 4 Resin Plates with Incrusted Seahorses, Fishes, Algues and Shells
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
These 4 plates are made of lucite with incrusted seahorses, fishes, algues and shells. This is a French work. Circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Lucite
A.Pozzi, Silver Plated and Brass Champagne Flute, Italy, Marked Padova A.Pozzi
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This rare champagne flute is made of silver plated with a brass lemon. This is an Italian work, signed by .A.Pozzi. and marked Padova A.Pozzi. circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Carl Auböck Cheese Dome, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Cheese Dome, Austria 1960s. The height given applies to the height of the glass cover. The height including the wicker top is 20cm.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Wood, Wicker, Glass
Mid-century Modern tableware for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern tableware for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage tableware created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern tableware made in a specific country, there are Europe, Austria, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original tableware, popular names associated with this style include Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Amboss Austria, International Silver, and Jens Quistgaard. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for tableware differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $50 and tops out at $32,500 while the average work can sell for $652.